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Neal Katyal ✔ @neal_katyal
This is a significant development in Trumps impeachment.
Senator Chris Van Hollen ✔ @ChrisVanHollen
This bombshell legal opinion from the independent @USGAO demonstrates, without a doubt, that the Trump Administration illegally withheld assistance from Ukraine and the public evidence shows that the president himself ordered this illegal act.
9:56 AM - Jan 16, 2020
The money paragraph:
Link to full report: https://www.gao.gov/mobile/products/B-331564#ereport_start
C_U_L8R
(45,003 posts)It's time for a reckoning.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,182 posts)Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)When these decisions come down from the courts or departments of this administration, the high percentage of time we were right in coming to our analyses.
Aren't you all proud? We do good!
triron
(22,006 posts)AJT
(5,240 posts)Barr
Stuart G
(38,434 posts)I think that this is important, this goes beyond political, it becomes that Trump did an "illegal act." In my opinion that is very important.
aggiesal
(8,916 posts)Maeve
(42,282 posts)Mike 03
(16,616 posts)Gothmog
(145,293 posts)superpatriotman
(6,249 posts)Where are the handcuffs?
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Stuart G
(38,434 posts)Moostache
(9,895 posts)What's a "law"?
THAT is the standard GOP response to this entire thing. Essentially, nothing Trump does is going to be accounted for by them under ANY circumstances...
coti
(4,612 posts)calimary
(81,304 posts)Maybe a short list but there ya go.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Does put his own fingerprints on anything. Can't believe ANY of these people don't have Dipshit on tape. Are they that stupid? Omarosa taped !!
malaise
(269,040 posts)soon and very soon - let's see how MoscowMitch et al respond to this bombshell.
Mersky
(4,982 posts)TlalocW
(15,383 posts)This and Lev and other stuff that's all coming out now? Can Pelosi tack it on? Hope for a push for witnesses in the Senate? More proceedings in the House?
TlalocW
crickets
(25,981 posts)IronLionZion
(45,450 posts)Teflon Don needs to answer for his crimes.
MontanaMama
(23,322 posts)to the white courtesy phone....
duforsure
(11,885 posts)By using phones not secure let them (Putin) have that critical information to use against Ukraine. to hurt them with it.
triron
(22,006 posts)coti
(4,612 posts)a betrayal of our country.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,176 posts)Don't know how long our courts will function. Judges will hear a lot of "that doesn't apply to me" pleas.